Before 1832 it was the rotten boroughs, the unreformed boroughs, where four or five men had the votes which were in the pockets of the wealthy landlord or nabob.
They have appealed in vain to the wealthy nabobs who are drawing their wealth from the hills and disregard entirely the convenience of those who contribute to that wealth.
The nabobs, in some cases, even managed to wrest control of boroughs from the nobility and the gentry.
Finding this to be the man in whom the nabob entirely trusted, it soon became our object to consider him as a most material engine in the intended revolution.
Clive, by now a fabulously rich nabob, is reputed to have spent over 100,000 on rebuilding the house and a complete remodelling of the celebrated pleasure grounds.
